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A new bill proposal intended to protect fast-food workers would define “just cause” for dismissal as an “employee’s failure to satisfactorily perform job duties or misconduct that is demonstrably and materially harmful.” This bill is intended to protect a group of workers who face low wages, difficulty organizing, and lack job security. Unions have yet to make their opinions of the proposal known publicly. In the past, unions have disliked similar proposals because unions often use their ability to secure “just cause” protection in unionization campaigns.